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Q: Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech. My teacher said to me, 'If you don't work hard, you won't pass'.
  • A. My teacher told me that if he did not work hard, he would not pass.
  • B. My teacher told me that if I did not work hard, I would not pass.
  • C. My teacher told me that if you do not work hard, he would not pass.
  • D. My teacher told me that if he don't work hard, he would not pass.
Correct Answer: Option B - Reported speech of the above direct sentence is hypothetical sentence. Its indirect speech will be - 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. 'Said to' will be changed into 'told' in case of when reporting object is given. 3. According to Narration Rule tense and pronoun will be change. Correct Indirect Speech- My teacher told me that if I did not work hard, I would not pass.
B. Reported speech of the above direct sentence is hypothetical sentence. Its indirect speech will be - 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. 'Said to' will be changed into 'told' in case of when reporting object is given. 3. According to Narration Rule tense and pronoun will be change. Correct Indirect Speech- My teacher told me that if I did not work hard, I would not pass.

Explanations:

Reported speech of the above direct sentence is hypothetical sentence. Its indirect speech will be - 1. Conjunction 'that' will be used in place of comma and inverted comma. 2. 'Said to' will be changed into 'told' in case of when reporting object is given. 3. According to Narration Rule tense and pronoun will be change. Correct Indirect Speech- My teacher told me that if I did not work hard, I would not pass.